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Duo Posed as ICE Agents in Orland Park Kidnapping: Police
Charges have been filed against a duo that allegedly pretended to be ICE agents in October when they kidnapped a man in Orland Park.
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Man Facing Charges in 1988 Disappearance of 9-Year-Old Calif. Girl
Authorities in Hayward on Monday charged 59-year-old David Misch in the cold case kidnapping and killing of 9-year-old Michaela Garecht, who disappeared 32 years ago.
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Swedish Police Accuse Mother of Locking Up Son for 28 Years
Swedish police suspect a woman of keeping her adult son locked in an apartment for nearly three decades.
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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine's Kidnapper Is Sentenced to 24 Years
A man convicted in the kidnapping of rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has been sentenced to 24 years in prison by a judge who cited his leadership role in a gang active nationwide.
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Arrest Made in 2008 Kidnapping of Journalists in Afghanistan
An Afghan man has been brought to the United States to face charges in the 2008 gunpoint kidnapping of a journalist for The New York Times and two other men in Afghanistan
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Suspect Arrested for Allegedly Abducting Two Daughters From Home Where Two Boys Found Dead
Donny Jackson, 40, was arrested after allegedly abducting his two daughters, who were later found safe. It is unclear what his relationship is to the two dead boys.
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Feds to Execute Woman Who Killed Victim, Cut Baby From Womb
A woman convicted of fatally strangling a pregnant woman, cutting her body open and kidnapping her baby is scheduled to be the first female inmate put to death by the U.S. government in more than six decades.
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FBI: Groups Also Discussed Kidnapping Virginia Governor
Members of anti-government paramilitary groups discussed kidnapping Virginia’s governor during a June meeting in Ohio, an FBI agent testified Tuesday during a court hearing for a group of men accused of plotting to abduct Michigan’s governor.
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More Than a Dozen Charged in Plot to Kidnap Michigan Governor
On Thursday, agents foiled a plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports
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Michigan Governor on Foiled Kidnapping: ‘I Never Could Have Imagined Anything Like This'
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer thanked law enforcement on Thursday for their work in foiling a plot to kidnap her from her vacation home. The governor also accused President Donald Trump of encouraging extremism when he refused to condemn white supremacists during last week’s debate.
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FBI Arrests 6 in Plot to Kidnap Michigan Governor
The FBI arrested at least six men on Thursday for plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from her vacation home.
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Missing Children Rescued in Georgia Sex Trafficking Bust
Federal authorities say nearly 40 missing or endangered children have been rescued by federal and state agents in Georgia.
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Mother Who Tried to Shoot, Fight Off Kidnapper Gets Child Back
An Atlanta-area mother who attempted to shoot and fight off kidnappers was reunited with her child Saturday after the baby was found unharmed, authorities said.
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Man Arrested for Attempting to Kidnap WWE Star Sonya Deville From Her Florida Home
Deputies arrested a man this weekend who allegedly told them he drove from South Carolina to a home in Central Florida with a plan to kidnap a World Wrestling Entertainment star. NBC affiliate WFLA-TV reports that 24-year-old Phillip Thomas II had been stalking Sonya Deville for several years on social media and drove to her home north of Tampa this…
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Couple Arrested in Ransom Scheme After 2 SoCal Men Killed in Mexico
A couple was arrested last week and accused of collecting payments in a kidnap for ransom scheme that left a San Diego man and a Norwalk man dead in Tijuana, Mexico.
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Attempted Kidnapping Reported in Belmont Central Neighborhood
Around 12:04 p.m. on Monday, a 13-year-old girl was approached by an unknown Hispanic man likely in his 40s or 50s on the 3000 block of North Central Avenue on Chicago’s Northwest Side, police said. The man drove an old model of a silver Honda Odyssey mini-van and told the young woman to “get in” his vehicle, according to police….
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Woman Posed as Photographer, Drugged a Mom to Steal Newborn: Police
A Washington state woman and her 16-year-old daughter were arrested Friday afternoon after the woman allegedly posed as a baby photographer and drugged a mother in an attempt to steal her newborn, NBC News reports.
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11-Year-Old Girl Abducted by Stranger in Mass. Found Safe After Amber Alert
An 11-year-old girl abducted in Springfield was found safe and her alleged kidnapper arrested Wednesday evening after an Amber Alert was issued amid an hourslong search, Massachusetts State Police said.
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Hired Driver Accused of Sexual Assault of Calif. 13-Year-Old
San Jose police, with the help of a security guard, arrested a 70-year-old man this week on suspicion of kidnapping and molesting a 13-year-old girl, according to the police department.
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Las Vegas Police: Kidnapping Victim Found Safe, Suspect Arrested
A kidnapping victim was found safe and a suspect has been arrested after Las Vegas police released security camera footage of a woman being taken by the suspect.